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Bowling Green Central Quarry: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Bowling Green, Warren County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517528

MSHA record for Bowling Green Central Quarry (mine ID 1517528). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
May 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
2
inspections on record
9
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 9 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Commonwealth Stone Inc 1994 to 1998
  2. Southdown Inc 1998 to 2001
  3. Cemex Inc 2001 to 2002
  4. Rinker Materials South Central, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Bowling Green Central Quarry sits in Warren County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Warren County, Kentucky · Population 137,549
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,801
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

May 8, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Commonwealth Stone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPLICING A WATER HOSE WITH HIS OWN POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST THIS CAUSED A SEVERE LACERATION THAT REQUIRED IMMEDIATE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO THE ARTERY

April 18, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Commonwealth Stone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING TOWARD BIG CRUSHER SLIPPED IN MUD FELL ON GROUND WAS CARRYING A SHOVEL, FELL ON SHOVEL HANDLE FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND POKED SHOVEL IN RIGHT SIDE. HE ALSO STATED HE TWSITED OR STRAIN ED HIS RIGHT WRIST TRYING TO CATCH HIS FALL.

1994 · 2 incidents

November 28, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Commonwealth Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS HELPING SITE FOREMAN WORK ON THE HAMMERMILL - PIECE OF METAL SHAVING FLEW IN LEFT EYE.

June 27, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Commonwealth Stone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MR BROWN WAS WORKING ON THE CRUSHER, A BELT HAD GOTTEN STUCK, HE WAS TURNING TO GET TO THE SWITCH TO TURN IT OFF, WHEN HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, SLIPPING ON MUD, AND CAUSING MR. BROWN TO FALL FORWARD.